As a whole, the movie never reaches very far down, and is at pains to stay within the genre's conventions, but as a gentle rather than aggressively modern rom-com it's an above-average ride for 100 minutes.

CF: "The Flowers of War" Screened in LA
The latest "Mou girl" was finally revealed to the public, in Los Angeles, at a press conference. Her name is Ni Ni. She is 23 years old and has the auspicious birthday of 8.8.1988. Contacted by reporters, Ni Ni was described by a university teacher as easy, outgoing and a good Latin dancer. She is a 2007 graduate of CUCN (Communication University of China Nanjing) in Gansu Province. Previous reports revealed that Ni Ni's character has a sex scene with Christian Bale, probably edited down for the domestic release. Zhang's daughter, Zhang Mo, a former student at Columbia University and NYU Film School, served as a translator for Christian Bale.

Louis Koo plays the role of a celebrity actor who by virtue of his romantic films, had won five Best Actor awards. But in his real life, his own relationships had been less successful. After one particularly bad blow, he hides out in Shangri-La to get back on his feet.

According to a interview with Terence Chang, Zhang Ziyi has signed on for John Woo's "Pacific Steamer" (lit. "Fatal Love") Screenwriter is reported to be Wang Hui-Ling ("Lust, Caution") and filming should begin in February. Louis Koo is said to be cast as her lover. Zhang Hanyu, Song Hye-Kyo and Chang Chen have been previously announced as cast.(Sina), (cn21)

Stills of Li Bingbing and Duan Yihong in "I Do" (also, vide "Yes, I Do") now in post-production. The young couple, after a seven year relationship that began in college, breaks up over money issues. Sun Honglei also stars in the film directed by Sun Zhou.

Bona Film Group celebrated its first anniversary of being listed on the Nasdaq stock market. Chen Kun, Catherine Zeta-Jones and CEO Yu Dong were on hand for the ceremony. Zeta-Jones also praised "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" after seeing a preview screening of the trailer on the Times Square LED screen.